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Hello reader, I'm a newbie here and need a bit of help in setting up my Panasonic NV-DS38 video camera to work with my computer, which has WinXP pro, 2 gig of ram, 4gig cpu.
I picked up a Panasonic NV-DS38 e.cam at a garage sale in Australia, everything was there except the DC power cord which goes between the camera and the recharger and it's missing the Setup CD.
My efforts so far.
I have searched the internet for hours at a time and the only reference to a setup file I could find was for this file pan_nv_3_20_84__ds3.exe when I tried to access and download this file, I had to install a driver locator, which promises the world and dosent deliver unless you pay up.
Going to the Panasonic web site, seems it has a habit of knobbling "obsolite" drivers making only the current ones avaliable for marketing reasons, I can understand this, but I need access to the driver/s to begin in the first place.
So has anyone got a driver for the NV-DS38 camera they could let me have or, do they know a webb address where I could go to, to get my hands on it?
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Good little camera from what I remember.
If you mean firwewire driver there isn't one - Windows has it built in.
The only thing on the disc is the serial connection software for accessing the stills on the SD card - you don't need this - just use an SDCard reader.
Manual here:-
http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_GB/Support/Downloads/220239/index.html#anker_220239
Thanks Gavin for the quick responce.
I have downloaded the manual.
Ta muchly
Thanks Gavin for your help, but I'm still having trouble in getting Movie Maker to recognise the video camera.
This is what I do.
Open Windows Movie Maker>Capture Video>Capture from video device.
A warning popup appears saying A video capture device was not detected
The camera is On and connected properly.
I have turned on the DV output in the camera via Menu, scroll down, select item, save and exit from camera.
I have swapped the cable from the camera to the computer.
Battery is under recharge right now :) when I find a couple of DC plugs I will make up a DC power cable for it.
In the meen time, the omputer still dosent know there is a working camera sitting there connected to it?????
Is there a test I can run to figgure out whats hapenning?
still stuck.
When you plug the camcorder into the firewire cable connected to the pc , in play mode , you should hear the pc make a 'ding dong' sound , and new hardware detected show on screen.
what do you see in device manager when you look at the info for the ieee1394 device ?
Harlequin,
Did what you suggested, had the camera playing, plugged in the cable, and there was No ding.
Took a looksee at Device Manager, there was a X on the 1394 Net Adaptor, went to properties, click on Enable and exit.
Replug in the cable, still No ding.
Did a continuity test on the patch cable, Pins 1 Gnd (Y) (male end) open circuit, threw that one in the bin.
I have another longer S-Video cable, tested that one, and it seems to be OK, but I still get No ding when I plug it in. :/
Next step is to see if I got any signal out on the video camera (I got a cro here) anyone got any suggestions to what I'm to look for? If it was composite signal I would look for the staircase.
I might have to dive in the bin and recover that plug end and tear it apart to make a test plug to gain access to the signals.
Pins 1 and 2 are seperate grounds, Pin 3 is Y intensity Pin 4 is Colour
I appreceate everyones help but I still got probs
Harlequin,
Did what you suggested, had the camera playing, plugged in the cable, and there was No ding.
Took a looksee at Device Manager, there was a X on the 1394 Net Adaptor, went to properties, click on Enable and exit.
Replug in the cable, still No ding.Did a continuity test on the patch cable, Pins 1 Gnd (Y) (male end) open circuit, threw that one in the bin.
I have another longer S-Video cable, tested that one, and it seems to be OK, but I still get No ding when I plug it in. :/Next step is to see if I got any signal out on the video camera (I got a cro here) anyone got any suggestions to what I'm to look for? If it was composite signal I would look for the staircase.
I might have to dive in the bin and recover that plug end and tear it apart to make a test plug to gain access to the signals.
Pins 1 and 2 are seperate grounds, Pin 3 is Y intensity Pin 4 is ColourI appreceate everyones help but I still got probs
We are talking about a firewire connection , not a s-video connection.
If you are connecting the camera to the computer by s-video , you won't get a ''ding'' unless it is connected to a video capture card ?
we need to know all the connections in the link from the camera to the computer
Thanks Gary,
I havent forgotten, have been away for a few days, looks like I need a refresher cause on DV stuff.
A few days ago I had visitors and I accidently bumped my DV camera off its perch, it wanted to play and record tapes, but wouldn't do it, the tape was stationary.:o
A couple of days later I got a bit strife-full (new word I just made up) with it, and gave it a fairly hefty bump, then tried it again.
Well, wouldn't you know it, it started working again.;)
OK today I was in town and I bought a Firewire cable with a DV plug on one end that suits my Panasonic camera, unfortunatly I couldn't find a Firewire card, (PCI or PCMCIA) so until I get that, within the next 2 weeks hopefully, everything will be on hold at this end.
I also bought a 5 pack of Mini DV tapes from Harvey Norman for $20 so slowly but surely I'm making headway.
Will keep you posted, promice.:)